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The Clinton administration got to the finish line first in the race to see if it could issue an ergonomics proposal before congressional Republicans passed a bill blocking it.

Top transportation officers of the military, in a groundbreaking meeting with American Trucking Associations, agreed to work with the industry on legislative and regulatory issues and to try to resolve long-festering problems.

Safety technologies will be tested on the road in the next three years, with the federal government kicking in $12.7 million to go along with $7.7 million in private money to fund four truck safety pilot projects.

Shippers attending the 92nd annual meeting of the National Industrial Transportation League got a sobering message about how they do business from truckers, drivers and peers: If they don’t shape up, their freight won’t get shipped out.

As reports of fluctuations in the price of oil swirl throughout the news media, one thing remains certain: It is costing a lot more to fill up with diesel fuel this year — and it is likely to cost even more in the near future.

A lawyer representing customers of United Parcel Service has sued the package carrier, accusing it of insurance fraud.

The Los Angeles area has the nation’s most brutal traffic, according to two studies of urban road congestion.

When a trucker is hauling a triple through a steep mountain pass, the last thing he needs is to be surprised by an ice storm. That’s why the Utah Motor Transportation Association’s winter weather command center prides itself on keeping truckers up-to-date on road conditions across the state and beyond.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority wants to raise tolls 26% over the next three years on truckers paying cash at tollbooths. Discounted fares would be available to truckers taking advantage of E-ZPass, the state’s electronic toll collection system.